Car-inspector&#39;s lamp.



J. G. GLIVER.

' GAR INSPEGTORS LAMP. APPLICATION 1111.31) MAR. z, 1909.

Patented Aug. 3. 1909.

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J. o. CLIVBR. GAR INSPEGTOIVS LAMP. APPLIOAIION FILED MAE. 2, 1909.

Patented Aug. -3, 1909.

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"Jens o. CLIYER, or OGDEN, UTAH.

GAR-INSPECTORS LAMP.

. 3N0. 29 91 Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug. 3, 1909.

Applicatipnfiledmarch 2,: 1909 Serial No. 480,826.

To all whom itmdy concern:

Be it known, that I, J ENS C. CLIvnn, citizen of the United. States, residing at Ogden. in the county of Weber and State of Utalnt provements in. Garl'nspectors" Lamps, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to lamps and has particular reference to a lamp; in which T faoetylenegas'is tobejburned.

a lamp of -this character which? is for use by railway employees and particularly by car 1 H3 ,inspectiirsj where bright steady flame is} 1 necessary for the carrying on of their work. Another object of this invention is the provisionlof a lamp of this character which Inlayeasilygcarried and operated and one, Iwhicli is simple construction thereby en- ;ablingtaccess to the working parts thereof whenit is necessary to clean out the passage .throughwhichthe waterjand gasare to pass. a iThe invention further airns to produce a lamp of "this character Which can be eco nornically manufactured so that a gaslanip: vvilljbe produced which will involvebut is li ght iadditiona'lqexpense over the .oil lamps or'lanterns now commonly employed inthe;

railwayservice. 1 l l For] (fullunderstanding of the invention reference is frtoibdhad to thefollowing de riptinnl and accompanying drawings, .in and I ,Figurellis perspective viewof tllQCOlllsection throughthesame, Fig.3 isia view of the operativefiparts of the lamp disposed a win the gas forming receptacleshown in de tached relation. 1 ICOrrespOnding'and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated; ;in all the views of thedrawings by the same; .reference characters, t L l Referring to the drawings the numeral '10 designates a cylindrical receptacle which i provided with a flanged base 11 upon which tlae same is'tobeisupported and to be raised Aslightly from the) ground. 1 The receptacle; 0 .is centrally apertured; at its bottom:

have invented certain new and 'useful I111- pletelarnp'. 2 is1 a vertical'longitu'dinal f through which is positioned vertically ,a tube .12 which is closed at its lower extremity and provided with a threaded portion 13 upon which a winged-nut 14 is positioned the tube 12 in an upright position within the receptaclelt). Anannular flange 4 is forined upon'thebottoni of the receptacle for the purpose of supporting a foraniinous p l V sleeve 48 111 a vertical position about the *An ob3ect ofthis .lllvelltlbl'l is to provide;

tube 12 and which is extended upwardly in the receptacle 10 to a point slightly below the upper edge thereof. The sleeve 48 is choking of the tube 12 by the engagement of the gas forming substances therewith.

tacle 1 0 is positioneda cap 16 whiclizfric ical in formation, the upper portion of the cap 16 being preferably filled with a filtering material 17, which comprises cotton orthe like, the cap 16 being rigidly mounted upon the upper end oithe tube 12 by means the cap 16,and engaged over the upper ex- The .web 18 is provided with a plurality of wardly into the cap 16 which passes into a suitable burner l9disposed upon the apex of the cap 1-6. The "cap .16 is provlded with ,a washer 20 whichis eoinposed ofafiexible material and which is held yagainstxthe fil- .tering material 17 11133115 of a plate :21 held rigidly upon the tube 12 by means of a the sides of the tube 12. The receptacle lO isprovided with a plunger 24 which carries upon its upper face coiled spr1ng25 for face of a gas aformingmaterial which is loosely placed inthebottoni of the recepwhich is engaged with a washer 15 to secure 1 provided forthe purpose of preventing the 1 slide 22 which is carried upon :the plate21 ,by ineansof lugs 22 which are struckdownwardly from the plate21 and lniplnged over engagement against the under face of the plate 21 and which engages-file .upper sur- 1 jUponthe upper-extremity of thetreceptionally engages thereover and which is eon; ;-;;n

of a web 18 positioned inthe upper endof treinity of .the tube 12 to close the samel y apertures therethroughwhich admit gas upgaged in recesses 23 formed oppositely tacle 10, The tube 12 is provided with a plurality of apertures 26 which are opened into the receptacle 10 and admit water thereto which is conveyed downwardly through the tube 12. I r

A hood 27 is rigidly mounted upon the cap 16 and extended upwardly therefrom,

the hood being of frusto-conical formation.

and being also disposed as to position the open base end thereof outwardly through" which the light is reflected, the hood 27 being grounded at its inner extremity and provided with a partition 28 which is spaced from the inner end thereof in order to form a tank for the reception of water'by the removal of a detachable cap 29. A second tube 30 is provided which is positioned in the bottom of the hood 27 and which ex?" tends backwardly therein from the tube 12 where it is curved upwardly as at 31 and provided with apertures 32 which form a communication between the tube andthe tank. The upper extremity of the upwardly formed at its outer extremity with a depended edged portion for engagement upon 35 a segment 37 rigidly disposed upon the upper face of the hood 27 to retain the valve 34 in adjusted position. The hood 27 is provided with a cap 38 which is apertured at its upper end to admit of the escape of heated air and gases from the flame incident to the burning of thegas within the hood 27. The cap 38 is provided upon its inner face with bail arms 39 which are rigidly mounted at the rear sides of the cap 38 and which extend forwardly therefrom where a lip 40 is formed which extends upwardly and preferably through the edge of the hood 27 to enable the raising of the forward end of the bail arms 39 from their normal position. The bail arms 39 are of arcuate formation for the reception of the upper extremity of a lamp chimney 41 in order to retain the same in rigid position within the hood 27 'The lamp chimney 4:1

is positionedupon a foraminous base 12 4, which is formed for the purpose of retaining the chimney 411 in position and of admitting of the passage of air to the burner 19 the combustion of the gas.

With ih theinner reduced end of the hood 27 a plurality of spring clips 4:3 are posi d in dstanced relation to each other ablyesupport the reflector 44 of any desired and adaptable formation to refiect the rays of light emitted from the fiame outwardly to the base or open end of the hood .27 For the purpose of conveying the lamps 'a bail 45 is hingedly mounted upon the opposite sides of the cap 38 and is normally retained in a vertical position upon which the lamp is swung. WVhen it is desired to insert the lamp in confined and restricted places, as for instance, beneath a care about the trucks of the same, a handle 46 is provided Whichis rigidly mounted at its opposite extremities upon the top of the cap 38 and'the rear portion of the hood 27 respectively. The provision of these two forms of handles in alamp of this structure is found to be not only convenient but necessary as can be readily understood in the operation of the devic Having thus described the invention What 3 is claimed as new is 1. A lamp as specified comprising a receptacle, afianged base disposedon said receptacle, a cap frictionally engaged on the upper end of said receptacle, a'tube rigidly mounted in's'aid cap and extended downwa'rdly throughthe bottom of said receptacle, a threaded closed portion formed on said tube, a'winged-nut engaged'on said a threaded portion iagainst the under face of .the bottom ofsaid receptacle,"aportion of filtering material engaged in said cap, a washer positioned in said cap against said filtering material, a plate detachably positioned about said tube in said cap, a hood of frusto-conical formation rigidly disposed on said cap and extended upwardly therefrom, a burner positioned upon the upper extremity of said cap and communicated therewith, a plunger mounted in said receptacle for holding a gas forming substance within the bottom ofsaid receptacle, a spring interposed between said plate and said plunger for depressing said plunger, a second tube extended from the upper end of said first tube laterally within the bottom of said hood, an upturned tube formed upon the rear extremity of said second tube, a valve formed in said upturned tube, a tank positioned about said valve, a valvestem upwardly extended through said hood and adapted for engagement by the operator, a cap positioned on said hood over said burner, a chimney detachably positioned in said hood and a handle carried by said hood for supporting the lamp.

2. In a device as specified the combination of a receptacle, 'a'cap frictionally engaged on said receptacle, a tube depended from said cap andengaged 'through'the bottom of said receptacle, said tube being closed and secured at its lower end, filtering material carried by said cap, a hood mounted on said cap, a burner carried by said cap and extended in the said hood, a plunger mounted a about said tube in said receptacle for holding a gas forming substance in the bottom of said receptacle, a plate mounted about the upper end of said tube, a spring interposed between said plate and said plunger for actuating' the same, a second tube laterally. and upwardly extended from said first tube a "10 into said hood, a valve formed in the upper end of said second tube, a tank formed in said hood about said valve and a valve stem extended u wardly through said hood from said valve or operating the same.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature 5 in presence of two Witnesses.

JENS O. CLIVER. [L.s.] Witnesses: M. E. RAwsoN, A. P. BIGELOW. 

